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Francesca Woodman
Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island
- Estimate
- $25,000 - 35,000
$40,000
Lot Details
Gelatin silver print.
1976-1977
5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (13 x 13 cm)
A lifetime print by the artist, signed by George Woodman, Executor, in pencil and 'Printed by Francesca Woodman, Estate of Francesca Woodman' stamp on the verso.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
"The images convey an underlying sense of human fragility." Finding Francesca, Tate's Artist Rooms
Provenance
Francesca Woodman
American | B. 1958 D. 1981During her brief 22 years, Francesca Woodman created an extraordinary body of work, exploring gender, selfhood and the body in relation to its surroundings. Woodman often experimented with a slow shutter speed, which slightly blurred and distorted her body as it moved throughout the exposure, creating a haunting, almost ghost-like effect. Her ethereal presence draws our attention to traditional depictions of the body, forms of portraiture and self-portraiture, illuminating the desire for self-preservation against the passing of time.
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